I keep forgetting to post that when I was at the wildlife society meeting, I met the guy who's great grandmother was Morrison!  (yes the dorm!)  She was the one who went to conn and donated the money for the dorm.  it was a little odd running into that guy in lubbock tx.  he lived in CT for a bit.

Ok, time for the 44th annual Texas chapter wildlife society conference report ( Read more... )

hi from lovely lubbock tx.  this is true texas.  men w oversized cowboy hats and way too tight jeans.  I'm here for the wildlife society meeting and an occupancy workshop.  the teacher is a kiwi and has a good accent though, thats a plus. 

you know its warm out when you see an anole running across your patio wall....

I just wanted to post about how happy I am that I'm here and doing this.  I am finally doing what I dreamed and despite a recently broken heart, there is still no where I'd rather be.

( meme from roly because I'm waiting for the rest of the house (i'm at a friend's) to wake up. )

First semester is completed (well it was actually completed last thur, but grades werent all back til now, and the end of the semester means nothing for my graduate project which still trudges on).  I currently have a GPA of 4.0 ( Read more... )

done with finals.  my ass kills.  total of 8.5 hrs of taking exams today.  one exam lasted 5.5 hours (insane! it was in a 2 hr time slot, but no one left until at least 4 hrs into it!) and one exam lasted 3 hours, w/ 2.5 hours between.  I was supposed to have a meeting with my grad advisor and the other grad students immediately after the last exam ( Read more... )

The problem with studying is that I feel the need to snack continously while studying.

ok back to studying... and snacking...

The one thing that I just can't get used to in Texas is the temperature.  Not because of the warmth, I like the warmth, but because the temperature is extremely eratic ( Read more... )